Top Read: The Carnivore

One of our favourite authors, Kingston-based Mark Sinnett, just won the Toronto Book Award for his remarkable and very Toronto, Ontario, book, The Carnivore. Congratulations, Mark! A slew of rave reviews and now this prestigious award — if you haven't already, pick up this book and read...and let us know what you think.

In a recent and engrossing interview with Brad Frenette of the Vancouver Sun, Michael Ondaatje discusses his new novel, The Cat's Table, writing about childhood and his characters from past novels. He also discusses his involvement in the fight against the proposed cuts to Toronto's library system and why libraries are important to him: